Phuthaditjhaba
Phuthaditjhaba (originally Witsieshoek), is a town in the Free State province of South Africa. It is located in a section of the Drakensberg mountains (Maloti in the Sesotho language). It borders the province of KwaZulu-Natal to the south east and the independent country of Lesotho to the south west. The town was capital of the bantustan, or homeland, of QwaQwa. When apartheid ended, the town became part of the Free State province.
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Mandela Park shopping centre | |
Phuthaditjhaba Location of Phuthaditjhaba in Free State province Phuthaditjhaba Location of Phuthaditjhaba in South Africa | |
| Coordinates: 28°32′00″S 28°49′00″E | |
| Country | South Africa |
| Province | Free State |
| District | Thabo Mofutsanyana |
| Municipality | Maluti a Phofung |
| Established | 1974 |
| • Councillor | (ANC) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 23.83 km2 (9.20 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,646 m (5,400 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 54,661 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Racial makeup (2011) | |
| • Black African | 99.0% |
| • Coloured | 0.2% |
| • Indian/Asian | 0.5% |
| • White | 0.1% |
| • Other | 0.2% |
| First languages (2011) | |
| • Sotho | 88.8% |
| • Zulu | 4.4% |
| • English | 2.0% |
| • Sign language | 1.5% |
| • Other | 3.3% |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (SAST) |
| Postal code (street) | 9866 |
| PO box | 9869 |
| Area code | 058 |
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